Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 742 | 1045 | 1273 | 1103 | 911 | 1029 | 1003 | 953 | 917 | 892 | 3365 | 5388 | 3424 | 3355 | 4136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 4:52AM1.99m | 5:25PM2.15m | 5:48AM1.97m | 6:19PM2.08m | 6:43AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:08AM-0.06m | 11:46PM0.04m | 12:05PM-0.03m | 00:40AM0.06m | 1:00PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 60 | 53 | 27 | 198 | 126 | 113 | 163 | 742 | 1045 | 1273 | 1103 | 911 | 862 | 1003 | 953 | 917 | 892 | 3365 | 5388 | 3424 | 3355 | 4136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 27 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 469 | 590 | 705 | 935 | 880 | 1029 | 522 | 497 | 415 | 214 | 857 | 834 | 712 | 682 | 569 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | — | NE 10 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 23 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 24 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 38 | 9 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 19 | 86 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 661 | — | 4 | — | 318 | — | — | 231 | 1783 | 763 | 1332 | 1094 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 33 | 16 | 72 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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